“…GM tool was also overall well classified, besides worst classification in terms of Participation and Progress Over Time criteria but has been also widely used since is free, easy to fill and good as a benchmark between universities worldwide, as stressed by many other authors (e.g., [16,49,74]). As Lauder et al [49] stressed under scientific analysis, no ranking can be free from at least some limitations, resulting in unavoidable practical considerations, such as the need for the ranking to be at a level of complexity that can appeal to a wide audience.…”